When people think of Samoan athletes they often picture hulking offensive linemen. Rugby also comes to mind because of the physical nature of the game and the stature that many Samoan men carry. Dana Hills high school athlete Peter Tago bucks this trend, however. Tago is a standout pitcher and one of the top high school baseball prospects in the country from his Southern California high school. He is ranked as the 29th best high school prospect according to Rivals.com, and he is a possible first round pick in the Major League Baseball draft in June. Tago was originally born in Harbor City,...
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Jaxx pitcher Wes Littleton has been placed on the Temporary Inactive List to go back to California where his wife gave birth to their second child last week. Littleton earned his first save of the season on Thursday night for West Tenn. CLICK ON IMAGE TO THE RIGHT FOR ENHANCED VERSION Taking Littleton’s place on the roster will be RHP Jorden Merry. Jordan will join the Jaxx from extended spring training in Peoria, AZ. Jorden was a 40th round selection by the Mariners in the 2009 draft. He was 2-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 16 games for rookie, Pulaski in 2009. The Diamond Jaxx...
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CLICK ON IMAGE TO THE RIGHT FOR ENHANCED VERSION Eugene, OR – The Eugene Emeralds, Class-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, announced today that suspended University of Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will be keeping his arm fresh by pitching for the Ems this upcoming season. Masoli recently plead guilty March 12 to a misdemeanor burglary charge involving a theft at a campus fraternity house in January. He was then suspended for the entire 2010 football season. Masoli, while in suspension, will still need to keep his throwing arm active for his reunion with the Ducks in 2011-...
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LOS ANGELES — Cal State Dominguez Hills baseball head coach Murphy Su’a reached a milestone today as the Toros took a 10-9 decision over the Golden Eagles of Cal State L.A., giving Su’a his 100th win as head coach since he first took over the program full-time in 2007. Now with an overall 100-140-1 record, he now stands along all three previous Toro baseball coaches – George Wing, Andy Lopez & Robert Bafia – in the 100-win club. The win came way of starter Shane Youngdale who, in six frames fanned two batters and held the opposition to six runs, four...
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CLICK ON IMAGE TO THE RIGHT FOR ENHANCED VERSION Spring gives a glimpse of the future, letting young players show their stuff to the club and fans. Two of the young players at this camp, Matt Tuiasosopo and Adam Moore, are going to make it very difficult for the Mariners to go North without them. Both are having fantastic Spring Training. Here are their lines as of Sunday afternoon: Tuiasosopo 4R 9H 1 HR 4 RBI 17 TB 2 BB 2 SO 1 SB .500 OBP .850 SLG .450 AVG Moore 0 R 8 H 0 HR 2 RBI 10 TB 3 BB 3 SO 0 SB .556 OBP .625 SLG .500 AVG Sure, it’s Spring, but this is the second year...
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Matt Tuiasosopo is currently in Spring Training in Arizona with the Seattle Mariners big league club fighting for a final spot on the 40-man roster at Opening Day.  He had a tremendous spring last year tearing it up left and right and did spend time with the Mariners during the season. Here’s an interesting occurance last year: Mike Blowers “The Call Of The Year “ Journeyman everything, Mike Blowers spent 11 years in the Majors, but he should’ve spent that time in Vegas instead because the guy is scary good at Predicting the outcome of Baseball games—right down...
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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have agreed to a minor league deal with right-handed reliever Wes Littleton. The Mariners made the announcement on Tuesday. Littleton will report to minor league spring training on March 7. He pitched during parts of three seasons with the Texas Rangers from 2006-08. In 80 career appearances, the 27-year-old is 5-3 with three saves and a 3.69 ERA. In 2006, Littleton’s 1.72 ERA was second in the AL among rookies. Littleton spent last season in the Milwaukee Brewers organization with Triple-A Nashville and Double-A...
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Curt Schilling, the only MLB player to win a World Series Championship in his 20′s, 30′s, & 40′s, visited Iraq and befriended Samoan native, and American Samoa National Baseball Team player Sale Solaita, as Solaita served as his guide in the Middle East.  Here is his post on his highly visited blog site. 38 Pitches By Curt Schilling First Lt. Sale Solaita is a very dear friend.  Sale (Pronounced “Solly”) is the big Samoan that escorted both my friend and I during our 10 day stay in Iraq in 2008. Sale is Samoan, and his family is from Samoa. Anyone following the...
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BY TOM SHERIDAN – tsheridan@nctimes.com | Posted: February 1, 2010 5:00 pm The proud sports tradition of Vista High school was on living, breathing display last week as the school honored five former athletes who are professional athletes. NFL players Pisa Tinoisamoa, Leon Hall and Russell Allen and major leaguers Trevor Cahill and Wes Littleton had their numbers retired in a 45-minute ceremony during a school assembly on Friday morning at the gym. Hall, Allen and Cahill were on hand personally. Littleton was playing in the Puerto Rican winter league and could not make it. Tinoisamoa...
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Career Highlights: Collegiate: * 2005: Adrienne Alo played and started all 59 games, mostly in right field…named second team All-Pacific-10 Conference for the second straight year…earned second team All-Pacific Region accolades…Ranks in the OSU career record book Top 10 in eight different batting categories (at-bats, doubles, home runs, runs scored, hits, RBI, stolen bases, bases on balls)…led the team with 13 home runs – the second highest total in OSU single season history…led the team with 42 runs scored and has 111 career runs scored – second all-time in...
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